Marine animals adjust their lives to the weather just like you do.
Fishing Forecasts Can Predict Marine Creature Movements
October 3, 2018 •
Weather
The Bay Area is famous for its microclimates. Learn about the patterns of rain, sun, and wind that make our home what it is.
How Extreme Heat Caught San Francisco By Surprise Over Labor Day Weekend
September 19, 2017 •
Forecasters thought it would be hot in San Francisco over Labor Day — meaning, you know, in the high 80s. Instead it was 106. What happened?
How to Help Bees When It’s Hot Out
September 1, 2017 •
Hot weather can be tough on our local wildlife, including wild bees. But you can help by making a safe “watering hole” for tiny pollinators.
What Is An Atmospheric River, and How Does One Affect California’s Rainfall?
July 27, 2015 •
Current climate change research suggests California’s weather could become even more variable than in the past, a “new normal” of drier dry periods punctuated by wetter winter storms.
High Pressure Ridge Gone at Start of Rainy Season
December 13, 2014 •
Is California’s drought caused by “natural variability” or was it much more likely to happen under climate change?
Q&A: Pixar Animator Simon Christen on His Remarkable Time-Lapse of Bay Area Fog
October 9, 2014 •
Somewhere between animation and photography, Swiss-born Simon Christen has found his happy place: time-lapse photography. His “day job” is as an animator for Pixar Studios in Emeryville. But in his “spare time” he has found widespread recognition through his series … Read more
Was California’s Extreme Drought Part of Our New Climate Normal?
October 1, 2014 •
Was California’s record-breaking 2013-2015 drought a window into the future?
The Beauty of an Atmospheric River
February 7, 2014 •
The forecast calls for big rain this weekend from an “atmospheric river,” a plume of moisture stretching thousands of miles across the Pacific and splashing onto land right smack on the Northern California coast.
Who’s Suffering, Who’s Not as Drought Stretches On
November 18, 2013 •
As drought stretches on in California, local plants and animals are falling back on their evolutionarily honed behaviors for outlasting the dry.
Winter Fog Brings Quiet Beauty to Bay Area Parks
January 3, 2013 •
With all the cold and moist days we’ve had lately, it’s the perfect time to experience winter’s tule fog, a different variety than summer’s ocean-borne type.